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' HANDLE.

N01 521,217. Patented June 12,1894.

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PHILLIP OSWALD, OF SYRACUSE, YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HELEN A. WELLS, OF SAME-PLAOE.

HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,217, dated June 12, 1894.

Application filed August 22,1892. Serial Nil-443,713- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILLIP OSWALD, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York,'have invented new and useful Improvements in Handles, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in handles particularly designed for satchels, grips, and similar devices, and has for its ob ect the production of a neat, practical, and efficient device, which is extremely durable andus not liable to breakage when unduly strained or used continually; and to this end 1t conslsts in the detail construction and arrangement 0f the parts, all as hereinafter views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved handle shown as operatively secured to a portion of a supporting bar, the handle being llustrated as in its upright position. Fig. 2 1s a similar view to Fig. 1, portions of the parts being shown in section for further illustrating their detail construction and arrangement. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the parts as shown at Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View of the handle, taken on line 44, Fig. 1, the hinge plate being shown as on the point of entering the aperture or eye of the ear formed at the extremity of the handle bar. Fig. 5 is a sectional view, taken on line 55--, Fig. 4, representing the h1nge bar in full lines in the-position shown at Fig. 4 and in dotted lines as rocked from a horizontal position for facilitating its entrance to operative position, and Fig. 6 is an lsometric perspective of the detached hinge plate.

It is well known that the handles of satchels, grips, &c., are frequently broken, especially when subjected to great strain or when continually used.

My invention is of such peculiar construction and arrangement as to permit the same to be subjected to great and unusual strain and to undue w'ear without liability of breakage, and is of such simple and practical construction that it is readily and economically manufactured and assembled in operative position either upon satchels, grips, &c., in their manufacture, or upon those in use when desired'to replace the old or broken handle with a new one.

A represents a supporting bar to which it is desired to secure my handle. This bar may be of any desirable construction suitable for the particular satchel or bag to which the handle is to be attached, and usually consists of a strip of sheet metal.

B represents the handle, consisting of a central portion or bar a rectangular in cross section and slightly thickened at its center to give greater strength,'filling bars a'a above and below the central portion or bar a, and a suitable casing o. The central bar -a is formed of suitable material as steel possessing the desired flexibility and strength, and is shown as formed at its ends with integral enlarged ears A'A' exyond their opposite extremities and the fill- B'B- represent the hinge plates for securing the handle -B- to the support A. These plates are of peculiar construction, and are preferably formed of brass or other firm, strong and rigid material. Each of the hinge plates is preferably composed-of a pair of feet -bb having their adjacent edges separated and of an ear or hinge bar -b havingits opposite extremities secured to the adjacent edges of the feet -bband its central portion raised above the top face of said feet -b-b-- for forming a pivotal bar adapted to engage the corresponding pivotal bar of the handle bar car. This bar bis of less width than the feet -b-b, and is formed rounding at the longitudinal edges of its under side for facilitating the swinging of the handle bar to one side or the other. This swinging of the handle is permitted by the peculiar construction of eye A and hinge plate B'-, since, as clearly shown at Fig. 2, the pivotal bar A is of less thickness than the distance from the top face of the bar A- to the under face of the pivotal bar--bof the hinge plates --B-, and consequently said pivotal bar A swings freely beneath the bar b'- of the plate B- engaged thereby.

The hinge plates BB'- are firmly secured to the bar A- by suitable clamps as bolts C--. The handle bar is brought to the desired form and shape by a suitable cutting and bending device; the filling bars a' -a'- and the casing a* are then secured in position, and the hinge plates -BB'- attached to the ears or extremities of the bar At Figs. 4; and 5 l have shown the foot of one of the hinge plates as entering the eye -A and groove A of one of the ears of the handle bar, and it will be noted that the top edge of the central portion of the bar -ZJ'- bears against the wall of the eye or aperture -A By tipping the hinge plate into the position shown by dotted lines at Fig. 5 the lower right hand corner of the outer foot -b passes to the outside of the bar A and, when the hinge plate is again brought to its horizontal position, the bar -K- is operatively engaged with the bar The operation of my invention will be readily perceived from the foregoing description and upon reference to the drawings, and it will be particularly noted that, as the entire central portion of the handle bar and its ears are formed of metal of considerable strength and as the hinge plates are also formed of metal, the wear of the hinged portion of these parts is very slight, and they are capable of supporting great weights without fracture, and that, owing to the simplicity of the device, it may be readily and cheaply manufactured, and may be attached in place of handles now used, or may be manufactured at the same time as the satchel or grip, and secured thereto to make a finished article.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein described handle comprising a rigid central portion of rectangular cross section, thickened at its longitudinal center, and provided at each end with an enlarged integral ear forming a shoulder and having a circular eye with a rectangular slot at its upper side, filling bars on opposite sides of said central portion, and an outer casing surrounding the whole, said bars and casing resting at their ends against the shoulders of the ears; combined with two hinge plates each comprising two square feet arranged with their adjacent edges separated and each being of a size adapted to be turned on edge and passed through said eye and slot, and an upwardly bowed pivotal bar rounded on its under side and smaller than said feet to which its opposite extremities are integrally connected near the adjacent edges of the feet; a longitudinal supporting bar below the feet, and a bolt removably connecting each foot with this bar, all as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga,in the State of New York, this 23d day of July, 1892.

PHiLLIP OSWALD.

Witnesses:

CLARK II. NORTON, M. BAXTER. 

